(previously known as Lichenaula micradelpha) XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Ian McMillan, Townsville, Queensland)
The adult moths of this species have off-white forewings each with brown markings including two incomplete streaks. The hindwings are plain grey. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.
The species has been found in :
Further reading :
Ian McMillan,
Plectophila micradelpha, Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Monday, July 5, 2010.
A. Jefferis Turner,
The Xyloryctidae of Queensland,
Annals of the Queensland Museum,
Volume 4 (1898), p. 20, No. 58.
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(written 26 November 2018, updated 12 July 2019)